The Bootcamp Resource Center

Here we are, on the verge of a new journey… Being the Lead Instructor of Coding Dojo, I have had the joy of teaching over two hundred students the fundamentals of programming. However, previously I was a young developer who was looking for a bootcamp to attend, during that time I always had a ...

Kris Ekenes, Coding Dojo

Konexio, a new bootcamp in France, is aiming to promote and support the integration of refugees into communities through innovation and technology. We had the chance to sit down with co-founder Jean Guo. As a Stanford graduate and Fulbright fellow, Jean brings an evidence-based and analytical ...

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Big news for BrainStation's Global Community this week as their online team prepares to launch their full-time Remote Web Development Bootcamp. We sat down with Jason Field to find out more about the program, and learn about BrainStation's unique approach to teaching. When BrainStation began in ...

Jason Field, Founder and CEO of BrainStation

Let us know if this sounds familiar. You’ve been working 8, 10, 12 or more hours a day for the past 3 months. For much of that time, you put your regular life on hold, bidding adieu to family, friends, partners, and pets. Maybe you traveled 7,000 miles to attend, maybe you walked a couple of ...

Jason Moss is the President and Co-Founder of Metis.

When you’re thinking about which bootcamp to choose, it really helps to remind yourself why you’ve chosen to upskill in the first place. Is it to build your own startup? Is it to broaden your knowledge base? Or specifically - as for thousands of people choosing to learn software development at ...

Alex Bailey

Since The Iron Yard offered its first coding course in 2013, thousands of people have graduated from the school’s programs and have gone into careers in software development. With each graduating cohort, The Iron Yard’s team has adjusted and refined each course it offers to provide students with ...

Lelia King, The Iron Yard

Fullstack Academy’s newest self-paced course is optimized to help students become admissions ready. In addition to learning the fundamentals of JavaScript, students enrolled in this free course have access to a practice test similar to the one seen on Fullstack’s selective admissions assessment. ...

Daniel Weiss, Fullstack Academy

Ironhack, a bootcamp offering intensive training in web development and UX/UI design, has just announced their expansion to Paris. We had the chance to sit down with François Fillett, the General Manager of Ironhack France. He gave us insight on the tech scene in Paris and what to expect from ...

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After a bit more than a year at the job, I’m still learning new things all the time and I have a sense of a lot of open possibilities that will afford continuous opportunities for learning new things — I still don’t know where this adventure will take me in the next few years, but I feel like ...

by Christine Zimmermann, Startup Institute

A version of this article was originally posted on Minaal.com, with permission to repurpose on SwitchUp.Ten years ago when Ryan, my partner and co-founder, got started coding, he wanted to learn technical skills to work remotely and travel the world. After gaining experience as a software ...

Kim Desmond

Stories of failure turned success are abundant in the tech sector. It has become a place where it's okay to fail, and it's actually encouraged. Making mistakes, learning by doing, and finding order in chaos is a surefire way to learn and adapt quickly. One of the great effects of people sharing ...

By Marie Casabonne, Dev Bootcamp

We had the chance to sit down with Launch Academy Co-Founders Dan Pickett and Evan Charles. With 16+ cohorts under their belt (and a 93% job placement rate for grads!), they offered their insight on upcoming technology trends and what it's like to run a bootcamp. SwitchUp: What motivated you to ...

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This international student needed a great place to learn and transition

MEET THE GRADUATE Hi Matthew, what did you do before attending Coding Dojo? In terms of work experience, I had 3 years of software experience working as a software engineer first as an intern on the IBM Websphere Install team, and then later as a full-timer contractor on the IBM XML technologies ...

Realizing design was art and psychology opened up the sky for this alum

MEET THE GRADUATION What did you do before attending DESIGNATION? Before DESIGNATION I was debating on going to grad school for psychology or pursuing visual art. I made a trip to San Francisco and fell in love with all things design. I was interning for a startup and teaching myself branding ...

Leader of the "Community College of Coding Schools"

Michael, can you run us through a typical day running your coding bootcamp? Being a student at Epicodus is all about hands-on learning. Most evenings and weekends, our students watch about 20-30 minutes of video from our curriculum at Learn How to Program. These videos introduce new concepts by ...

Combining love for technology with a desire to help others

MEET THE GRADUATE: Aubrey Howell What did you do before attending gSchool? Before attending gSchool, I studied music and education and was planning on becoming a teacher. I ended doing humanitarian work in Central America, working as a barista and then finally landing at Apple repairing iPhones, ...

How to approach teaching hard coding and .Net development

Lawrence, can you run us through a typical day running your coding bootcamp? Coder Foundry has two programs: a daytime and a nighttime. The daytime program meets at 9:00 am to 6 pm. and meets Monday – Friday. It is 12 weeks and is the full time immersion class. The 12 weeks is very structured ...

Knowing the psychology behind how to make a website awesome

MEET THE STUDENT Lauralee, what did you do before attending Bloc? I was a usability professional and web analyst. I had been teaching myself to code for over a year prior to signing up on Bloc. Why did you make the switch into programming? I wanted to create something. I had an idea ...

How this Ex-Counselor Found a Genuine Bootcamp to Help More People through Code

MEET THE STUDENT What did you do before the bootcamp? Before attending Coding Dojo, I studied Psychology at the University of Washington and wanted to be a counselor. After college, I had jobs in the non-profit sector and was also a consultative salesman at a medical clinic. Why did you make the ...

What does a "job offer guarantee" bootcamp look like?

I had a wonderful chat with Doug Glazer, head of marketing at Code Fellows and Brook Reggio, co-founder and most experienced instructor at Code Fellows. Learn about what makes this Seattle bootcamp stand out. Watch the interview below: Check out Code Fellows. Follow them on twitter ...

Kathy Tran

How this graduate became a part of the thriving JavaScript community

Why did you decide to apply to Code Fellows? I was looking for the shortest path to get trained in professional-level programming skills. Code Fellows was the right choice, as pursuing a second bachelor’s degree would have put me years away from writing code in a professional setting. Which ...

Bob Clayson is a graduate of Coding Campus and works at Perfect Pitch Technology. You can catch him on twitter @BClayson. Learn more about Coding Campus on Switch!

Kathy Tran

The Apprenticeship Approach

Tell us a little bit about what you do in your current job. I am currently about to start a Masters programme in Advanced Computing Technologies. For the last month I have been contributing code to open source rails project Diaspora* alongside other We Got Coders (WGC) graduates. Why did you ...

Kathy Tran

Empathy plays an important role in the classroom

Jorge Téllez is the Director of Admissions & Supporting Instructor of Turing School of Software & Design in Denver, Colorado. Check out their updates @turingschool. Learn more about Turing School of Software & Design on Switch!

Kathy Tran

We’re pretty pumped about Coding Dojo’s new eGuide, “How to Ace the Web Developer Job Interview.” Not only is it free to download, but it’s also chock full of information that’s sure to help you land the web developer job you want! The guide got us thinking: We have amazing tips on how to ace ...

Sarah Miller

Check out Ironhack’s new guide, “Is a Coding Bootcamp Right for You?”

We’re absolutely loving Ironhack’s new guide, “Is a Coding Bootcamp Right for You?” - So much so that we thought we’d come up with our own questions you should ask when considering attending a coding bootcamp. Of course, these aren’t the only questions you should ask yourself, but we think they’ ...

Sarah Miller

Different jobs and skills can serve as a bridge into tech

What’s worst than looking for a new job? Looking for a different job. Job seekers today are not just looking for a new place to work and do what they already do, but they want a new challenge, sometimes to change careers. It is common to switch industries like digital marketer turned programmer, ...

Mark-Anthony Torrocha

Pay attention, programming newbies

At Talentbuddy, one of the most common questions that we get is: "Will I be employable as a programmer after completing Talentbuddy's front-end mentorship program?" We’ll start to answer this question by looking at one of the most easily noticeable requirements from a job post: the technologies ...

Dexter McMillan

We are all becoming increasingly aware of the tech skills gap. Every industry now requires web developers; from the sciences to the arts, from retail to business. Not to mention the technology industry itself, which is expanding at lightning speed. Every industry is struggling to find people ...

Rosie Allabarton

Changing the rules for the future of education

There’s no doubt about it, any and everything you want is on the tip of your fingers with a tap to a screen. In this day and age, you can have what you want in real-time without wasting any of it. I’m sure we can all admit the variety of options can be quite overwhelming to choose from as each ...

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia

A fundamental question everyone has to ask themselves

There are many ways to learn to code - from online tools through moocs to face to face courses and everythign in between. The fundamental question everyone has to ask themselves... “Should I go to university and study a computer science degree?”, or “Should I go to a hacker school?” A 2012 study ...

Jordan Poulton

Pointers from a Launch Academy Graduate

1) Make sure you really love programming before you commit to a program Bootcamps are a big investment of money and time. To succeed, you will need to spend much of your spare time coding and you will need to be passionate about it when you talk to prospective employers. Make sure that you can ...

Alla Hoffman

An Analysis of Mentorship In Education

The value of a mentor What is the value of a mentor? The answer to this question was recently answered by Richard Branson, in an article for virgin.com, where the longtime entrepreneur quoted the American author and businessman Zig Ziglar as his inspiration regarding mentorship. Branson was ...

Rosie Allabarton

Here's a sneak peek at what students and hiring partners have to say about the program

Back in June The Iron Yard started teaching people how to code out of START. We’re now 9 weeks into the program and the students are getting ready to graduate. Here's a sneak peek at what students and hiring partners have to say about the program: From Khalid (Front-end Student), who previously ...

Jonathan Lau

Mark Anthony Torrocha from Coding Campus shares how this device can accelerate learning

The fastest way to become proficient at something is to use it. If you are looking to learn Python, a fun way to start is by using a Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi is a small, single-board computer about the size of a credit card. The board costs $35 and makes it possible for your Python programs to ...

Mark Anthony Torrocha

How can we practice ethical marketing in the programming bootcamp industry?

"Ethics aren’t just important in business. They are the whole point of business. We’re in business to make things. And when you decide what to make, that is an ethical decision." — Richard Branson From chatting with lots of alumni and going through a bootcamp myself, I’ve found that the way ...

Jonathan Lau

Best Coding Bootcamps

The Comprehensive 2017 Guide

Choosing a code school can be difficult, even overwhelming. But don’t worry, we’ve got your back and narrowed it down to the top 34 bootcamps in the world...

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Best Data Science Bootcamps

The 2017 Insider's Guide

Over the past year and a half, we’ve amassed hundreds of data science bootcamp reviews and gathered thousands of data points to bring you our list of recommendations and rankings...

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Best Web Design Courses

Top-Reviewed Programs in 2017

Have you ever seen a webpage and been blown away by the design? Or, better yet, have you ever seen a page that needs a little work? Maybe it’s not user-friendly or responsive. Maybe it’s got way too much going on and needs to be simplified. Maybe it needs a special touch. Maybe it needs you!

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Best Cyber Security Bootcamps

The Comprehensive Guide

Why Cybersecurity? The number and frequency of cyberattacks is on the rise, and the demand for employees with cyber security training is now higher than ever...